Nearest named color: Jet Black
#1C000F
#1C000F
Nearest named
Jet Black
Family
Black
Lightness
15.0%
Chroma
0.063
Hue angle
349.2°
Temperature
Warm
Contrast on white
19.88:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.07:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#330000
CSS oklch()
15% 0.06 349

#1C000F is a deep, temperate red. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #1C000F

Not just a swatch — here's how #1C000F works with other colors. Named schemes with #1C000F in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #1C000F actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 59/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 16/100
Very low
Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.
Depth 82/100
Very high
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 12/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 31/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 83/100
Very high
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 24/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 6/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 56/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 93/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #1C000F

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People also use #1C000F with

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 19.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #F1ACD1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #1A0005 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #1C000F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #1C000F;
  --color-base-rgb: 28 0 15;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(15.0% 0.063 349.2);
  --color-50: #FEF0F8;
  --color-100: #FDD8EC;
  --color-200: #FCB1D9;
  --color-300: #F877BC;
  --color-400: #EC469F;
  --color-500: #D22280;
  --color-600: #9F2365;
  --color-700: #701F4A;
  --color-800: #481832;
  --color-900: #2C1120;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}